There are at least 4,000 different Bibles, according to the Bible Museum in Australia. In one of them is described why God created the flood; it is one of the 2,000-plus-year-old scripts found in December 1945 in upper Egypt.

"The country became too wide, the people too numerous. The country was as noisy as a bellowing bull. God grew restless at their clamor. Ellil had to listen to their noise. He addressed the great God: 'The noise of mankind has become to much. I am losing sleep over their racket.' "

We all know Noah saves humanity and God creates the rainbow as a reminder that never again would God threaten to destroy the earth.

Because of "noise" from overpopulation, God agrees to annihilate humanity by a flood.

Religion has its place in society, and most would agree noise has become too much. We have a noise ordinance, but maybe not enough police personnel to enforce it. Modified motorcycles, cars and trucks with load mufflers rule the streets.

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I believe it's part of this less government movement, which is all well if people would respect others need to live in a peaceful world. Maybe humanity well destroy the earth instead, but I hope not.

Herb Conley, Greeley

Ralph Carr Freedom Defense Act is admirable legislation

Colorado is a state that has seen its share of regrettable history, but one legacy we can be very proud of is that of Ralph Carr, who sacrificed his own career in defense of American citizens who were targeted because of their Japanese ancestry.

Today our state senators are considering the Ralph Carr Freedom Defense Act. This bill states that in the State of Colorado we will not cooperate in helping the federal government target our fellow Coloradans as being more likely to be criminals based on their religion, their ethnicity, their race or their country of origin. Our American history has many incidents of different groups being marginalized. The Irish, Poles, Italians, blacks, Latinos, Catholics, Mormons, Chinese and Japanese are among those who presence in America was met with suspicion and bigotry.

But America has grown up a lot. We have begun to realize that those people ARE America. The Ralph Carr Act is a statement by the state of Colorado that each of us is assumed to be a good citizen until we prove otherwise.